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5See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 

FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 

6See Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene 

Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia, 69 FR 48203 

(August 9, 2004). 

amount of dumping calculated for the 

examined sales made to that importer by 

the total quantity associated with those 

sales. To determine whether an 

importer-specific, per-unit assessment 

rate is de minimis, in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also calculated 

an importer-specific ad valorem ratio 

based on estimated entered values. 

Where either the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de 

minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 

351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific 

assessment rate is zero or de minimis, 

we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 

appropriate entries without regard to 

antidumping duties. 

Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’ 

will apply to entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR produced 

by Euro SME for which it did not know 

that the merchandise it sold to an 

intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading 

company, or exporter) was destined for 

the United States. In such instances, we 

will instruct CBP to liquidate 

unreviewed entries at the all-others rate 

if there is rate for the intermediate 

company(ies) involved in the 

transaction.5

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 35 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication date of the final results of 

this administrative review, as provided 

by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the 

cash deposit rate for Euro SME will be 

equal to the weighted-average dumping 

margin established in the final results of 

this administrative review; (2) for 

merchandise exported by producers or 

exporters not covered in this review but 

covered in a prior completed segment of 

the proceeding, the cash deposit rate 

will continue to be the companyspecific rate published for the most 

recently completed segment of this 

proceeding in which the producer or 

exporter participated; (3) if the exporter 

is not a firm covered in this review, a 

prior review, or the original 

investigation, but the producer has been 

covered in a prior complete segment of 

this proceeding, then the cash deposit 

rate will be the rate established for the 

most recent period for the producer of 

the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other manufacturers or 

exporters will continue to be 84.94 

percent, the all-others rate established 

in the less-than-fair-value 

investigation.6 These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and the terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: February 6, 2024 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

V. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Commerce Should Use the 

Most Recent Quarterly Cost File 

Comment 2: Commerce Should Correctly 

Apply the Cap for Freight Revenue 

Expenses 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–158, A–301–806, A–331–804, A–533– 

920, A–560–840, A–475–846, A–580–918, A– 

557–826, A–201–860, A–583–874, A–549– 

847, A–489–850, A–520–810, A–552–837] 

Aluminum Extrusions From the 

People’s Republic of China, Colombia, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the 

Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, 

Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of 

Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and 

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable February 15, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Luke Caruso (the People’s Republic of 

China (China)) at (202) 482–2081; Jose 

Rivera (Colombia) at (202) 482–0842; 

Stephanie Trejo (Ecuador) at (202) 482– 

4390; Alex Cipolla (India) at (202) 482– 

4956; Samuel Brummitt (Indonesia) at 

(202) 482–7851; Christopher Maciuba 

(the Republic of Korea (Korea)) at (202) 

482–0413; Eric Hawkins (Italy) at (202) 

482–1988; Benjamin Blythe (Malaysia) 

at (202) 482–3457; Tyler Weinhold 

(Mexico) at (202) 482–1121; Hermes 

Pinilla (Taiwan) at (202) 482–3477; Jun 

Jack Zhao (Thailand) at (202) 482–1396; 

Sean Grossnickle (the Republic of 

Turkey (Turkey)) at (202) 482–3818; 

John K. Drury (the United Arab Emirates 

(UAE)) at (202) 482–0195; and Katherine 

Smith (the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam (Vietnam)) at (202) 482–0557, 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 24, 2023, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigations of imports of aluminum 

extrusions from China, Colombia, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 


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1See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the 

Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 88 

FR 74421 (October 31, 2023). 

2See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for 

Postponement of Preliminary Determination,’’ dated 

February 5, 2024. 

3 Id. at 2. 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.1

Currently, the preliminary 

determinations are due no later than 

March 12, 2024. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 190 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation if: 

(A) the petitioner makes a timely 

request for a postponement; or (B) 

Commerce concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. Under 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request for postponement 25 days or 

more before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination and must 

state the reasons for the request. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. 

On February 5, 2024, the U.S. 

Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the 

United Steel, Paper and Forestry, 

Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union (collectively, the 

petitioners), submitted a timely request 

that Commerce postpone the 

preliminary determinations in the LTFV 

investigations for China, Colombia, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.2 The 

petitioners stated that they request 

postponement due to concerns that 

these investigations cover over a dozen 

countries and Commerce will need more 

time, as initial questionnaires are just 

starting to come in, to issue 

supplemental questionnaires to address 

deficiencies in the respondents’ initial 

questionnaire responses.3

For the reasons stated above, and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, Commerce, in 

accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is 

postponing the deadline for the 

preliminary determinations by 50 days 

(i.e., 190 days after the date on which 

these investigations were initiated). As 

a result, Commerce will issue its 

preliminary determinations no later 

than May 1, 2024. In accordance with 

section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final 

determinations in these investigations 

will continue to be 75 days after the 

date of the preliminary determinations, 

unless postponed at a later date. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: February 9, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, Performing the Non-exclusive 

Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory 

Board will hold an open meeting on 

Tuesday, March 5–Wednesday March 6, 

2024. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. and Wednesday March 6, 2024, 

from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The Tuesday, March 5 

session will be held in person at the 

Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian 

Center: 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20878. The 

Wednesday, March 6 session will be 

held at the Commerce Research Library: 

1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

Please note admittance instructions in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Interested parties should be sure 

to check the NIST MEP Advisory Board 

website for the most up-to-date 

information at http://www.nist.gov/mep/ 

about/advisory-board.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly R. Bobb, Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership Program, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– 

4800; telephone number: (301) 975– 

5197; email: Beverly.Bobb@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP 

Advisory Board is authorized under 15 

U.S.C 278k(m), in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Hollings 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Program (Program) is a unique program 

consisting of Centers in all 50 states and 

Puerto Rico with partnerships at the 

federal, state and local levels. By statute, 

the MEP Advisory Board provides the 

NIST Director with: (1) advice on the 

activities, plans and policies of the 

Program; (2) assessments of the 

soundness of the plans and strategies of 

the Program; and (3) assessments of 

current performance against the plans of 

the Program. 

Background information on the MEP 

Advisory Board is available at http://

www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisoryboard.cfm. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 

1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that 

the MEP Advisory Board will hold an 

open meeting on Tuesday, March 5 from 

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 

March 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Eastern time. The meeting agenda will 

include an update on the MEP 

programmatic operations, as well as 

provide guidance and advice on current 

activities related to the current MEP 

National NetworkTM 2023–2027 

Strategic Plan. The agenda may change 

to accommodate Board business. The 

final agenda will be posted on the MEP 

Advisory Board website at http://

www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisoryboard.cfm. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

MEP Advisory Board’s business are 

invited to request a place on the agenda. 

Approximately 20 minutes will be 

reserved for public comments at the end 

of the meeting. Speaking times will be 

assigned on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The amount of time per speaker 

will be determined by the number of 

requests received but is likely to be no 

more than three to five minutes each. 

Requests must be submitted by email to 

Beverly.Bobb@nist.gov and must be 

received by Wednesday, February 28, 


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